THISTLEDOWN, A Book of Scotch Humour, Character, Folk-Lore, Story & Anecdote

No date (1891?). Ford ends his preface with "Essentially a book of humour, it is hoped that the reader will find it to be something more than a merely funny book. If he does not, the writer will have failed to realize fully his aim." In addition to being a funny book, the sub-title pretty much describes what else it is. Brown cloth w/gilt lettering/decoration to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, 463 pages (including index), illustrated (16 unnumbered leaves of plates, eight in colour w/tissue guards, eight black-and-white). Moderate wear to corners/spine ends, front cover cloth lifting a bit from board, a bit of rubbing, minor cover soil, scratches to rear cover, scratches to edge gilt. All in all a fairly attractive copy of a book that's fairly scarce in this edition. Size: Small octavo.